# Supreme Court denies pay parity to retired judges in industrial tribunals 2026-08-13T11:50:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition from retired judicial officers re-employed as presiding officers of Central Government Industrial Tribunals-cum-Labour Courts. They sought pay equal to what the 6th Pay Commission recommended for other national tribunals like CAT and ITAT. The court upheld the government's decision to pay them at district judiciary rates, as recommended by the Justice E. Padmanabhan Committee. A bench led by Justice NV Anjaria ruled that re-employed officers form a distinct class and can be paid differently from regular government employees. The court said classifying them separately for pay is rational and does not violate equality guarantees. It added that pay fixation is an executive domain best left to expert bodies, and judicial intervention is limited unless mala fide intent is proven. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: 6th Pay Commission, government employment, industrial tribunals, pay parity, retired judges, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-denies-pay-parity-to-retired-judges-in-industrial-tribunals/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-denies-pay-parity-to-retired-judges-in-industrial-tribunals/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.